Photographs educate us. Since the invention of the camera, we are no longer confined to just what is in front of us, but have access to see anything and everything. Susan Sontag states, “…In teaching us a new visual code, photographs alter and enlarge our notions of what is worth looking at and what we have a right to observe.” I agree; looking at photographs is an experience in which people get to live vicariously through a camera. Sights that were once a dream for people to see are now possible due to cameras; they show us the beauty of the world and allow us to feel like we are actually seeing it. “To collect photographs is to collect the world,” said Sontag. Although some photographs are capable of deception, most are a form of proof; proof that something happened.
Overall, I agree with her statements and also believe that photography is an art form that provides truth, beauty, and opportunity.
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